Acromyrmex cf. crassispinus

A very robust Acromyrmex species wich don't need much space. This species is smaller than Acromyrmex octospinosus and colored chocolate brown. Larger colonies can be kept in multiple basins which are connected together with pipes. They cut various kind of leaves e.g. bramble-, raspberry-, oaks-,roseleaves, privet etc. They cultivate a fungus garden which they do dung, trim and "medicate" with a hormone they produce in special adenoids. They will pulpify the leaves and apply it on the fungus. Old pieces of fungus will be removed and thrown to special midden. They will almost only subsist on special "bulbs" that they can harvest from fungus. This offered Acromyrmex are young colonies, no queens from existing colonies.

Note: We guarantee that all queens in these young colonies are mated.

Distribution: South-America

Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini

Characteristics: very intensive caste

Size:Queen 10 - 12 mm, Workers may ranges from 5 to 15 mm

Appearance: Workers are at the back with thorns

Color: black-brown

Nest building: Usually soil nests with fungus chamber

Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleaves

Temperature: 20 - 25°C

Soil conditions: loam, humus soil but can also be kept without any substrate

Planting: None

Level: advancer

Attention: Shipping to abroad is only possible on customers risk i.e. no replacement possible on dead arrival.

Atta sp. "South America"

Fungus cultivating ants species, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation. This species is a notably large Atta.

Distribution: South-America

Taxonomy: Subfamily Myrmicinae, Tribe Attini

Characteristics: very intensive caste

Appearence of the queen: about 30 mm, very dark brown stout queen

Appearance of the workers: brown, at the back with thorns

Appearance of the soldiers: to 18 mm, well-fortified animals

Nutrition: fungi which the ants cultivate of bramble-, raspberry-, oaks- or roseleafs

Temperature: 24°C

Air humidity: dump-tropical rainforest

Soil conditions: loam, humus soil,

Level: advancer

Risks: Because of the high air humiditiy there is a higher risk of mildews and mites

Specifics: fungus cultivating ant-specie, cutting leafs which process to pulp is the basis of their fungus cultivation..

Attention: Shipping to abroad is only possible on customers risk i.e. no replacement possible on dead arrival.Attention: Breeding from a Queen is very difficult even with fungus and mated Queen. Only for advanced keepers!